Colin Dobson 82-year-old former footballer passed away.
Before joining Bristol Rovers as a player-coach, the inside forward played for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield, and Brighton at various points.
He twice represented England’s U-23 team.
Dobson delved into coaching and management in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman after hanging up his boots.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Dobson was well-liked at all of his clubs and was renowned for his speed and talent.
Bristol Rovers stated that they were “saddened to learn of the demise of former Rovers player and coach Colin Dobson” in a statement following his passing.
“Everyone at #htafc are deeply saddened to learn of the demise of Colin Dobson, who played for the Club from 1966 to 1972,” Huddersfield wrote on their Twitter page.
“Our thoughts our with his family, friends and loved ones at this time.
“Once a Terrier, always a Terrier.”
Fans also took to social media to pay their respects.
One wrote: “One of my favourite players. RIP Colin.”
A second reminisced: “RIP Colin Dobson. Saw him play for Huddersfield at Fratton Park mid 60s.
“Skilful and hard as nails. Remember some old lady giving him the verbals. Very amusing to us kids at the time.”
A third tweeted: “RIP Colin Dobson remember Colin so well as a boy going to Bristol Rovers brilliant winger.”
And another added: “RIP the great Colin Dobson.”
The Eston-born forward made 177 league games for the Owls after becoming professional in 1957, scoring 49 goals.
For £25,000, he moved to Huddersfield in 1966, where he played 155 times and scored 50 goals.
Dobson, who had been their leading scorer for the previous two seasons, assisted Town in capturing the Second Division title in 1970.
In 1972, he played four games while on loan at Brighton, but a fractured leg brutally cut short his stay with the Seagulls.
Later that year, Dobson’s old Wednesday teammate Don Megson became the first player he signed as Bristol Rovers manager.
He would make his club debut that November after overcoming his fractured leg injury.
Dobson played a part in an 8-2 triumph over his old team Brighton as Rovers advanced to the next level in the 1973–74 season.
Before beginning a managerial career in the 1980s, he retired in 1976.
Prior to leading Al Rayyan in Qatar, Dobson oversaw Bahraini team West Riffa in 1984 and 1985.
Between 1985 and 1987, he served as their manager. In 1994–1995, he led Kuwaiti side Al Arabi.
In 1997, the coach was appointed to lead Oman’s Under-17 team.
